"HTTPS Isn't Always as Secure as It Seems"
Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) is the secure version of HTTP that has become widely used by websites. HTTPS uses the Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol to secure connections between browsers and web servers in order to prevent the eavesdropping of users' private information such as passwords, web searches, and more. Findings of an analysis of the top 10,000 HTTPS sites, conducted by researchers at Ca' Foscari University of Venice and Tu Wien, reveal that 5.5 percent of these sites contained TLS vulnerabilities that could be exploited by attackers. Researchers have placed these vulnerabilities into three categories that they have developed. This article continues to discuss the widespread adoption of HTTPS, the TLS vulnerabilities discovered to be contained by 5.5 percent of analyzed HTTPS sites, and the significance of these findings.